Surgichip RFID Reader Security ...

Testimony by Bruce Waxman for the January 11, 2005 NCVHS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality Hearings

... "SURGICHIP is HIPAA compliant. The chip is programmed by a designated professional in a private environment; entry into the computer program is password protected. The data encoded on the chip are retrievable by using a custom designed RFID reader only; it is intended for the exclusive use of the surgical team. The information on the chip is encrypted. Only an RFID reader equipped with SURGICHIP software can read the encoded information. Entry into the handheld terminal SURGICHIP software is password protected; entry into the handheld terminal itself can also be password protected at the discretion of the medical center. " ...